Volume_4_Issue_2_Digest

24 TPC D igest Full article and references: Vincenzes, K. A., Haddock, L., & Hickman, G. (2014). The implications of attachment theory for military wives: Effects during a post-deployment period. The Professional Counselor , 4 , 122–128. doi:10.15241/kav.4.2.122 and the post-deployment stage. The post-deployment stage is particularly important because when the husband returns home, the couple must evaluate how to reconnect, communicate and regain a relationship with one another. In an attempt to understand this phenomenon, the authors used a qualitative research design and a volunteer purposive sampling strategy to examine the relationship between duration of de- ployment and psychological distress levels for wives during post-deployment. The authors chose the post-deployment stage for the timing of the study, due to the challenges that occur for military couples as they attempt to regain an attachment with one another. For this study, the authors de- fined post-deployment as the one-year period after a husband returns from a deployment. The results of a linear regression analysis identified the positive correlation between duration of deployment and psychological distress. This psychological distress may impact the attachment between the stay-behind wife and her husband. The Professional Counselor DIGEST Volume 4, Issue 2 http://tpcjournal.nbcc.org © 2014 NBCC, Inc. and Affiliates